Connect
← Return to Urologist not wanting to see you if you seek different provider
Discussion
Urologist not wanting to see you if you seek different provider
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 22, 2023 | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
I have not run into something like this and was all over the chart (pun intended) when I started treatment. Myself, I'd say "C-ya" to the urologist if I was doing the treatment outside of this practice/partner practices. What's possible is that he's not really familiar with the treatment and doesn't want to be trying to answer questions about it nor treat anything it causes because of this. (that's the good possibility)
The other possibility is he doesn't want to spend the consult/exam time with someone he isn't making treatment cash off of.
My advice would be to ignore him in your decision process, if you like him and decide to go with what his practice can do, stay.
If you are leaning toward the other treatment seek another primary urologist or perhaps a center of excellence which will bring the different disciplines together to add to your opinions and knowledge to help you decide what is right for you.
Either way, I'd likely remove his influence from my decision. Knowing what I know now, (two years in) I'd go somewhere that the most modern treatments are available and the medical professionals work as a team.
Best of Luck to you!
Replies to "I have not run into something like this and was all over the chart (pun intended)..."
Thanks and best of luch to you also!
it all about the money
Connect
Thanks web265. Excellent advice.
I finished my proton radiation treatment on July 5th. I went there based on what was latest and safest treatment available in my area. I think your comments on why this particular urologist did not want to see me anymore was right on.
I just had not run into this "can't see me you had a procedure done at a different provider" by any other care giver at the clinic I was going to. It was opposite of all other providers I was seeing. Their feedback was, "let us know what we can do to help." And they did.
I should like you suggested just remove him from my decision making on after care and second opinions. He did mention volume of patients.
It is just hard to deal with cancer and all the pre testing and procedures, then treatments, then side affects to run into a care giver that could have done so much more to help verus what was told to me. Could have seen me and given advice and second opinion which is what I was asking for.
I think sometimes they forget the anxiety and worry you are under and certainly don't want things like this. I was even told we are surgical unit so I guess that means don't want to do consultations or second opinons.
Want to thank you for your excellent advice.